David faces Goliath at Ernst Happel Stadion as Austria and San Marino go head to head in Thursday’s World Cup qualifier. Austria are eyeing their fifth consecutive win in all competitions and they are seen as hot favourites to beat the Sammarinese in front of home fans in Wien. A man to watch in the home team will be Marko Arnautovic, who has been producing fine performances with Crvena Zvezda of late, while Wolfsburg midfielder Patrick Wimmer serves a one-game ban. San Marino, on the other hand, are stuck at the bottom with zero points on their account. As Austria are eager to overtake Bosnia & Herzegovina in top position in Group H, anything but a routine home win would be a big surprise. In their last meeting in a competitive match, Austria outplayed San Marino 4-0 and we predict that history is going to repeat itself. Midfielder Alessandro Golinucci is banned for the visiting side.
